Editing Allen County, Indiana (section)

==Education==
[[Image:US-IN-Allen County School Districts.png|thumb|300px|Public school districts: [[East Allen County Schools]] (yellow), [[Fort Wayne Community Schools]] (pink), [[Northwest Allen County Schools]] (blue), and [[Southwest Allen County Schools]] (green).]]
Allen County is home of [[Purdue University Fort Wayne|Purdue Fort Wayne]] (PFW), with an enrollment of 14,192, it is the fifth-largest [[public university]] campus in Indiana. The county also holds the main campus of the Northeast Region of [[Ivy Tech Community College]], the second-largest public [[community college]] campus in Indiana. [[Indiana University]] maintains the third public higher educational facility in the city with the Fort Wayne Center for Medical Education, a branch of the IU School of Medicine.

Religious-affiliated schools in the county include the [[University of Saint Francis (Indiana)|University of Saint Francis]] (Roman Catholic), [[Concordia Theological Seminary]] ([[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod|Lutheran]]), and [[Indiana Wesleyan University]] ([[Wesleyan Church]]). Business and technical schools include [[Indiana Institute of Technology]] (IIT) as well as regional branches of [[Trine University]], [[Brown Mackie College - Fort Wayne|Brown Mackie College]], [[Harrison College (Indiana)|Harrison College]], [[ITT Technical Institute]], and [[International Business College Fort Wayne, IN|International Business College]].

===K-12 schools===
Public education is offered in the four districts: [[East Allen County Schools]], [[Fort Wayne Community Schools]], [[Northwest Allen County Schools]], and [[Southwest Allen County Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18003_allen/DC20SD_C18003.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Allen County, IN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 22, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18003_allen/DC20SD_C18003_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> By means of private education, the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend]] operate 13 schools within Allen County, while [[Indiana District (LCMS)|Lutheran Schools of Indiana]] operate 14 schools within the county. In addition, [[Blackhawk Christian School]] and [[Canterbury School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)|Canterbury School]] offer private K-12 education in Fort Wayne, while Amish Parochial Schools of Indiana has schools through eighth grade in rural eastern Allen County.<ref>''The Amish Schools of Indiana: Faith in Education'', by Stephen Bowers; p. 40 Harroff. Retrieved on July 25, 2009</ref>

===Libraries===
Fort Wayne and Allen County residents have been served by the [[Allen County Public Library]] (ACPL) and its thirteen branches since its founding in 1895 as the Fort Wayne Public Library. The entire library system began an $84.1&nbsp;million overhaul of its branches in 2002, finishing work by 2007.<ref>Perez, Pamela, (September 27, 2001). The debate over the library It could revitalize downtown, say supporters. It's too big, say opponents. ''The News-Sentinel''. Retrieved on February 6, 2009</ref> The centerpiece, the Main Library Branch, now covers {{convert|367000|sqft|m2}}, featuring an art gallery, underground parking garage, bookstore, café, and community auditorium.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/locations/index.html|title= Allen County Public Library – Main Library Branch|publisher= Allen County Public Library|access-date= May 17, 2008|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080517121045/http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/locations/index.html|archive-date= May 17, 2008|df= mdy-all}}</ref> According to data from 2005, 5.4&nbsp;million materials were borrowed by patrons, and 2.5&nbsp;million visits were made throughout the library system.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/renovation/progressmain.html|title= Allen County Public Library Expansion and Renovation Project|publisher= Allen County Public Library|access-date= May 27, 2008|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080604125957/http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/renovation/progressmain.html|archive-date= June 4, 2008|df= mdy-all}}</ref> The Fred J. Reynolds Historical Genealogy Department, located in the Main Library Branch, is the largest public [[genealogy]] department in the United States, home to more than 350,000 printed volumes and 513,000 items of [[microfilm]] and [[microfiche]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/index.html |title=Allen County Public Library – Genealogy |publisher=Allen County Public Library |access-date=June 10, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808214830/http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/index.html |archive-date=August 8, 2010 }}</ref>